剥

剝
bāo
#1,956 most
frequent character
to peel
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

剥 bāo uses 刂 a knife as the picture part; 录 lù is the sound part, not clear in Mandarin. It first meant to pare off skin, then to shell. Read bō, it means to flay.

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Example Sentences

我在剥苹果。
wǒzài bāo píngguǒ 。
I am peeling an apple.
请你帮我剥橙子。
qǐng nǐ bāng wǒ bāo chéng zǐ 。
Please help me peel the orange.
她喜欢剥香蕉。
tā xǐhuān bāo xiāngjiāo 。
She likes to peel bananas.

Same Characters, Different Readings

剥bō
to peel, to skin, to flay, to shuck

Words with similar meanings

削xiāo
to pare
A more general term for removing the outer layer, often used in a culinary context.
剥离bōlí
to detach
This term implies separating something from its surroundings, and can be used in both physical and metaphorical contexts.

Homophones

HSK 3
包bāo
to cover, to wrap, to hold
煲bāo
. pot
炮bāo
to sauté, to fry, to dry by heating
胞bāo
placenta, womb, born of the same parents

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